A:I think John Wooden explains the definition of success very precisely. He tells us that hard work and having enthusiasm are the most important things in pursuing our goals. We will be successful when we make sure that we have done our best to reach our goals. Another important element is that we shouldn’t give up in our life. We shouldn’t be afraid of trying. If we fail we shouldn’t be discourage, but we have to learn from our mistakes and correct them and hold it as an experience. Sometimes the goals that we have, are difficult to reach, but not impossible to pursue.

Q b:Do you think his definition of success is accurate? Explain.

A:I think Wooden’s definition of success definitely is accurate. John Wooden believes that to succeed, we should not be afraid to try. Even if we do not always reach our goal, when we know we have tried our best, we can feel satisfied with what we have learned from our mistakes. I agree with him. Also he talks about self- satisfaction, and I think that is an important element; self-satisfaction gives us the courage to keep pursuing our goals.

Q c:After reading how John Wooden explains and defines industriousness and enthusiasm tell us how you define them, how you can achieve them, and why they are the cornerstones.

A:In my opinion, “Hard work” and “enthusiasm” are the first and the most important steps through the door of success. Having a strong foundation in our life is so important. For Example, for building a tower, engineers first start building the base. The base is the most important part of the tower; with out a strong base, the possibility of the tower falling is high. In our life we will build other things based on these two cornerstones, so we must have develop good habits about working hard and being enthusiastic. This will make our life strong.

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JohnWooden, a leader and a legend has been referred to as the greatest coach of all time; he has led UCLA men’s basketball team to multiple championships. JohnWooden is a man of character and integrity who possessed some solid philosophies on leadership; he has written several books on leadership, success, and values just to name a few. Some of his illustrious achievements include ten national championships of which seven of them he won consecutively, most consecutive victories, which was eighty-eight, most appearances in the final four, thirty –eight straight victories in the NCAA tournament play between 1964 and 1974; this is not all inclusive of his accomplishments.
JohnWooden appear to make these type of success stories look so simple and so natural that I’m sure many of his colleagues, coaches, and business leaders from all over are curious as to how he achieve such greatness. JohnWooden is a graduate of Purdue University where he studied teaching; he was an outstanding athlete at Purdue and was sought after to become coach for a high school in Indiana. During his formative years as a coach, his understanding of leadership concepts began to develop, becoming a philosophy by which he exercised throughout his career (Jamison).
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...Book Review: “Wooden on Leadership”
JohnWooden is a legendary basketball coach, best known for his UCLA dynasty, which won an unprecedented and unthinkable 10 national championships in 12 years. That stretch included an 88-game win streak and four perfect seasons. But Wooden’s proudest accomplishments are not those of which are collected in the annals of sports history. And they have little to do with winning or losing.
In his book “Wooden on Leadership,” the coach reveals that he never focused on his teams’ records or gauged success or failure on wins versus losses. Rather, he defined success as “peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.” Wooden told his players that there would always be someone who is faster, stronger or jumps higher, so they should focus their collective energy and attention toward something they could control: maximizing their potential. This lesson, along with other teachings revealed in the book, are applicable to all of us, not just jocks.
While many of Wooden’s theories and techniques were refined through the years via trial and error, critical thinking and constant analysis, many of his philosophies are based on messages passed down by his father, Joshua Wooden, who is referenced quite a few times in the book. Wooden seemed most proud of his...

...reasonable priced food. In 6 months, I gained 60 pounds and reached 202 pounds at my age of 20. I diagnosed with many health problems and advised to lose weight. I felt like it is impossible to lose weight as a woman. However, my gym trainer offered me read about John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success and it did motivate me to get back into my shape in 4 months. John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success teaches us to make good decisions for leading our personal and business lives and how we can succeed as well. As Coach Wooden often taught: If you will work hard, love what you do, be friendly, loyal and cooperative, maintain your self-control, be alert, take initiative, be intent on achieving your goals, stay conditioned, develop your skills to execute both quickly and properly, exhibit team spirit which starts with consideration for others, display poise by just being yourself, then you will have the confidence that comes through intense preparation and maximum effort. From all this you will become a great competitor that enjoys the difficult challenge and is able to give their best, when their best is needed. Blend in a proper amount of patience and faith and you have found the formula for "true success". As defined by Coach Wooden, "Success is peace of mind that comes from the self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best you are capable of becoming" (“Is It Magic”). Therefore, the pyramid of success is...

...get
going.” Be at your
best when your best is
needed. Real love of
a hard battle.
SUCCESS
Patience Reliability Integrity Honesty Sincerity
(makes friends) (in all ways) (speaks for itself) (others depend
on you)
(good things
take time)
Faith
(through prayer)
Fight Resourcefulness Adaptability Ambition
(properly
focused)
(to any situation) (proper judgment) (effort and hustle)
John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success
In a period of 14 years, ending with
his tenure at Indiana State University,
JohnWooden worked on his famous
“Pyramid of Success.” He put success,
according to his definition, at
the apex.
“The first two blocks of the
pyramid are the two cornerstones
because to be strong,
you have to have a strong
foundation,” said Wooden.
“The cornerstones of
success to me, in anything,
are hard work
and enjoy what
you’re doing. So,
one cornerstone is
industriousness
and the other is
enthusiasm.
“Success is peace of mind which
is a direct result of self-satisfaction
in knowing you did your
best to become
the best that you
are capable of
becoming.”
-JohnWooden...

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Wooden achieved his impressive winning record in large part due to his style of teaching. He was a great role model and inspirational leader that truly engrained principles in his players that lasted a lifetime. He preferred to emphasize practice and hard work rather than exploit natural talent. He believed in doing what you are driven to do regardless of financial gain or notoriety. He believed that everything else, including accolades naturally follows.
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